THE NEBRASKA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETING. H19 



load, and that when the grower got there with his freight he found 

 he had to compete with New York state apples brought into Dakota 

 at a rate of 13 cents per hundred. Resolutions were passed asking 

 that Congress grant power to the Interstate Commerce Commission 

 to more effectually regulate the matter of railroad rates. 



A discussion on the merits of the Ben Davis apple brought out 

 the fact that there was still a big demand for this fruit. Some- 

 body expressed the opinion that while those who were familiar with 

 the better varieties of apples were not buying it, yet ignoramuses 

 were born faster than the Ben Davis was produced, and hence this 

 apples still raised at a profit. Mr. Pollard, who is one of the largest 

 orchardists in Nebraska, took decided ground against the Ben Davis, 

 and stated that there were other varieties that could be raised just as 

 well and were better in quality, and he thought they should pay spe- 

 cial attention to them and not raise apples so inferior as Ben Davis 

 and Gano. 



There seemed to be quite an interest taken in the seedling work 

 done by the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, and as repre- 

 senting our society I was called upon to explain our method of en- 

 couraging the growing of seedlings through the state. The gen- 

 eral opinion seemed to be that Nebraska should do something in 

 the same line. 



I was pleased to note that the Horticultural Department at Ne- 

 braska had got into new quarters and were in very much better 

 shape than when I was down there some two years ago. Prof. 

 Emerson, and Mr. Kayser, his assistant, evidently have the full sup- 

 port of the horticultural interests of Nebraska. 



OBITUARY. 



Thomas Frankland, of Stonewall, Manitoba, passed to the higher 

 life Christmas day, 1903. 



Born at Bingley, county of York, Eng., 1836, he came to Guelph, 

 Ont., in 1856, where he edited a paper, but on account of ill health 

 abandoned the editorial chair and became a general merchant at 

 Goldstone. He located at Stonewall about twenty years ago and 

 was at once appointed municipal and county court clerk, which 

 positions he held till the day of his death. With cancer of the tongue 

 for one long year he suffered untold agony without murmur or 

 complaint. 



Brother Frankland was one of those true, kind hearted lovers of 

 humanity whose lives bless the world. Wherever he lived he had 

 a fine orchard. Although a resident of the far north he devoted 

 much time and money to horticulture. His faith in fruit growing 

 was equal to his great love of fruit. We enjoyed his presence at 

 times at our annual meetings. 



His work should give courage to millions of others whose op- 

 portunities and environments for fruit growing are not surrounded 

 by such adverse conditions as confronted him. 



O. F. Brand. 



